Dafoe
Dafoe is a surname of European origin. It is probably a variant of Defoe, which is of uncertain origin. It may be a variation of Foe or Fow[1] or an Anglicized form of a French name, possibly Thevoz,[2] de Vaux[3] or Devaux,[1] Dufau or Dufou.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Allan Roy Dafoe (1883–1943), Canadian obstetrician
- Byron Dafoe (born 1971), Canadian hockey player
- Colin Scott Dafoe (1909–1969), Canadian surgeon
- Donald Dafoe, American surgeon and research scientist, brother of Willem
- Frances Dafoe (1929–2016), Canadian figure skater
- John Wesley Dafoe (1866–1944), Canadian journalist
- Willem Dafoe (born 1955), American film and stage actor, brother of Donald
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Notes
- ^ a b c Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 693. ISBN 9780199677764.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 425. ISBN 9780199771691.
- ^ Reany, P.H.; Wilson, R.M. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Routeledge. pp. 3232–3233. ISBN 0-415-05737-X.